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This is the first “character poll” of two to come. The poll will have a time limit and after such time voting will be disabled, but the discussion can proceed beyond that. The reason for the time limit on the poll is so that this poll doesn’t overlap too much with the second and final poll.

This is a multiple choice poll and while we won’t restrict you from voting for every character, please try to limit your choice to your top 3 or 4 picks if you can. If you like the entire cast equally, then so be it, but if you can narrow it down a bit, then that’s even better. If you like one character the most, then don’t feel the need to vote for anymore.

Please remember that once you make your vote you may not "come back" later to add or change your previous vote(s). So make sure you know all the characters you want to include in your vote before you click the "Vote Now" button.

And of course the vote is public, so your votes will be visible.

Thread Rules

No campaigning for votes.
What this means is don't post something like this:

Any post with "Vote for…/Do not vote for..." verbiage will be deleted. Discuss why you do or don’t like characters without campaigning for votes.

Do not insult or harass other members for their choices.
Please remember: this is for fun. Do not take it so seriously that you end up in an argument with another forum member because they express a fondness for a character you loathe. Discussion and good spirited banter is always welcome, but harassing people won’t be tolerated.

Have fun, but post intelligently.
It’s great to have fun, but please try your best to add substance to what you post and make your thoughts interesting for the generation of fans that will follow after you’re long gone and on to watching some other series.

Yes But please remember that once you make your vote you may not "come back" later to add or change your previous vote(s). So make sure you know all the characters you want to include in your vote before you click the "Vote Now" button.

And of course the vote is public, so your votes will be visible.

I also have a request, please avoid just listing your votes. If we really want to know we can look at the poll results to find out. Now, if you can add some comment as to why you voted in that way then that would be great. We don't expect an essay but as Catgirls stated

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Have fun, but post intelligently.
It’s great to have fun, but please try you best to add substance to your post and make your thoughts interesting for the generation of fans that will follow after you’re long gone and on to watching some other series.

Yes, or you can just vote for one character if so choose. You don't need to vote for more than one character, but if you like three or four characters, you're free to vote for them all. Afterward, you can post here and say something like:

I voted for Asahina Mikuru, Kyon and Kunikida with Kyon being my top choice , but I do so love the other two that I gave them a vote as well.

Or something like that.

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Yes But please remember that once you make your vote you may not "come back" later to add or change your previous vote(s). So make sure you know all the characters you want to include in your vote before you click the "Vote Now" button.

And of course the vote is public, so your votes will be visible.

Ahh...I'm glad you posted that. I'm going to include some of that in the first post.

Well I basically voted the 3 characters that are present in my sig Unfortunately I can't really separate my experience of the characters in the anime and the novel so this reflects both.

1st choices: Haruhi/Yuki
I can't decide between these two. Haruhi because she's the one who sealed the deal (of following the anime) for me after watching Asahina Mikuru no Bouken ep00. Never have I felt so compelled to fanboy a character who only appeared on the screen for not more than a minute. Yuki I liked initially because of her Rei-ness but that is now secondary. It is the development of her character later on that makes her shine.

2nd Choice: Tsuruya-san
She's good in the anime so far but she's even more amazing in the novel! Infectious laugh, genki-ness that can rival Haruhi's. Put the two of them in one room and chaos could very well ensue.

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3rd choice: Itsuki - not much I know about Itsuki, but the whole conversation of him and Yuki in ep1 while Yuki was standing in the window had me LOL literally, for the whole duration of the conversation. My parents actually thought I was going nuts laughing so loud all by myself in the room.

Yuki... I'm not sure I have an especially good reason for liking her. I just like her, you know? She's calm, quiet, reserved... quite different from most of the other characters. I have a thing about simplicity, and in some ways that's what she's like. A breath of fresh air amongst all the insanity that goes on in the show. (Not that the insanity is a bad thing.) Her simple, to the point manner of speaking, and her matter of fact way of doing things... they just make me smile.

But at the same time as being so serious, she's so cute. Especially her run in Episode 4, after she's put the bat in homing mode and hit the ball out of the pitch. ^^ For me her character design is perfect, just the right amount of cuteness without going over the top.

And the finally, her incantations are just awesome. I can't wait to see more of her in action. And not just that, I'm really looking forward to seeing more of he rin eveyr respect, and to seeing her character developed further.

I like Itsuki because he makes me laugh. He always seems to have a stupid smile on his face, and to be totally unconcerned with what's going on. One of my favourite moments, for some reason, is when he slides up to Kyon on the bench in episode 4. Kyon's response to it, "Your face is really close", makes me laugh every time. That may seem like a reason for liking Kyon, but it kind of displays what I like about Itsuki, the fact that he just doesn't seem bothered by anything. He just carries on talking and smiling. Really though... I think I just like the stupid look on his face the whole time. ^^;

Hmm... I'm a bit suprised Yuki is doing so well now. I expected her to be popular two weeks from now, but so far all we've really seen her do in the anime is put a homing mode on a bat. I voted for her, but that's based on what I've read of the novel.

I also voted for Mikuru and Haruhi. Their interaction is what makes the series work. Even kyon's comments often arise from something Haruhi is doing to poor Mikuru.

I probably should have voted for kyon as well, but I didn't want to vote for more than three characters.

I restricted myself to just 3 choices (Mikuru and Itsuki haven't shined yet, so they didn't quite make it to "the top or near the top" of my list):

Haruhi: As I originally described her after Ep 2: "this girl's absorbed the Mojo of so many characters and more". She's forging her own character types ('Tsun-FOJ' - where FOJ = Flamethrower Of Joy) and can send me into a berserking frenzy in my Synch Logs without Pani Poni Dash-esque random-crack-reality-twisting. From what little I've read of the novels (up to Vol 1 Ch 5), there's more depth to her than just Tsun and FOJ too. 2 minutes of screentime in Ep 1 and she already made a big impact on me - and Ep 2 sent me crumpling from so much "woivniojfo2ioj2" moments.

Kyon: I can't help but like his sarcasm and helplessness. His rapid-fire narrative/scoldings with his not-that-great-Intelligence is great - it was one of the best things of Ep 1 and I'm glad to see it's still there outside of the film commentary.

Yuki: Ep 4 pwnage. That and reading in the novels on the origin of her Powaa. Seemingly another product of the "AyanamiRei-HoshinoRuri gene pool", but she's fairly well fleshed out even by this early stage. All descendants of a common gene pool will look identical when they're babies - they establish their unique traits after they grow up a bit. In other words, I like how she's already grown to be more than just another Rei/Ruri hybrid clone.